Plus, former Conservative Party leadership contender Derek Sloan has been ousted from the party after a caucus vote.

He faced potential expulsion last year during the leadership race over comments he made that appeared to question whether chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam, who is of Asian descent, was a pawn of China.

‘The rise of political extremism, white supremacy, and domestic terrorism [is one] that we must confront and will defeat,’ said U.S. President Joe Biden in his first address.

Newfoundland and Labrador is a place where entrenched special-interest bodies within and outside the electoral system will make it difficult to have the debate and discussion that is really needed.

Perhaps the greatest disconnect in the federal approach is that it actually runs counter to the government’s own circularity, sustainability, and climate change goals.

While Trump’s incitement of the mayhem at the Capitol has hurt his standing with Americans, generally, polls indicate his followers by and large have not been chastened or turned against the outgoing president.

At a time when there is limited bandwidth in government, collaboration has helped bring more voices and opinions to the table quickly as new policies and programs were drafted and rolled out at record speed.

First and foremost, be careful and know the rules. Read them. They are clear.

With Garneau's appointment as foreign affairs minister, the 'big message' to Biden in Washington is 'we have somebody here who can work with you' and who 'understands you,' says Carleton professor Fen Olser Hampson.

Plus, incoming U.S. president Joe Biden is poised to mark his first day in office.

The new mandate letters add new priorities to the instructions given to cabinet ministers in the 2019 mandate letters.

The Green Party's former executive director resigned in October, but a public search for a permanent replacement has yet to begin.

My recommendations for improving the Lobbying Act are based on values aimed at increasing transparency, fairness, efficiency, and clarity.

Quebec is expected to once again be a key electoral battleground, spurred on by the Bloc Québécois’ resurgence in 2019, with multiple candidates already nominated in three target ridings.

The opportunity remains for collaboration across party lines to strengthen our institutions, democratic functions, and governing agencies.

Plus, there are a couple of new special assistants now at work in the Liberal research bureau.

In the past twenty years, consultants have either advised or taken over senior positions in government, with calamitous results.

Conversations about systemic racism need to move beyond diversity and inclusion, which does not solve racism, and move onto dismantling white supremacy, which does.

'I hope that intelligence and security officials in Canada learned after what they saw in the U.S. and can make sure something like that does not happen here,' says Ottawa-turned-Washington correspondent Richard Madan.

If changes must be made to the Lobbying Act, the one area that needs a lot of work is the section relating to designated public office holders.

If 2020 is any indication, opportunities for lobbying in Canada will continue to abound. Ethical, transparent lobbying is consistent with advancing the public good.

Inequity can’t be vaccinated away, but targeted solutions can make the difference.